Reply With QuoteWell.....if you ever wanna try Eufaula sometime give me a yell....its tough right now though
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"I never really went fishing with my parents that much growing up, finances were a bit tight and they had little time to spare. So this is somewhat new territory for me."
I can relate, D. I started out at five up in Montana with a bent, telescoping metal pole and a baitcasting reel that wouldn't spin. Fished that way for several years before I started mowing lawns and shoveling snow at 25 cents per pop. Saved my money until I could get a Mitchell 300 and a cheap rod.
I have taken my kids, nephews, nieces, other kids, in-laws, grandkids and great grandkids fishing, sometimes from the bank, sometimes from a row boat, sometimes from a dock, and sometimes from a float tube. Quite often, we follow up with a campfire and hot dogs and s'mores. It's always more fun when kids are along, even if they eat the bait, get stuck in the mud, or whatever.
We currently go out with the great granddaughter at the Yukon park. There is a nice railed dock with plenty of small crappie and perch. She giggles like crazy when she gets a fish. She uses a small pole with a small bobber, and she likes a small piece of hot dog for bait. You might see if there is that type of dock in your area. An extra adult might be a good idea with three kids that young.
Here is a picture of the granddaughter right after fishing the docck, as well as some other pictures from over the years.
The large cat was caught by my 8(?)-year-old grandson. The picture is of my son, who started fishing with me at 3.
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Well.....if you ever wanna try Eufaula sometime give me a yell....its tough right now though
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Well my wife goes with me sometimes, but she is a beginner like the kids!Originally Posted by Redge
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The idea is to make sure one doesn't go overboard, fall off the dock, or whatever, while you are focused on baiting, unhooking, or whatever.
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Come on up to Dillon, Montana this summer, ledge, and we'll catch some of them at Clark Canyon Reservoir. And ride up to some mountain lakes for brookies and cutts. And fish the Beaverhead at my brother's place for some big browns. We'll be up there from the 20th of this month through the end of October. My brother has horses, 4-wheelers, and Razrs. And you deserve to have someone take you out, after all the times you have treated others.
If you do get a chance, let me know and we'll set it up.
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Reaper, the best camp was when I took a guy from Holdenville up there in the fall. In five days, he got cut-bows, cutts, browns, brookies, 1 carp, sage hens, blue grouse, Franklin grouse, a mule deer buck, and a bull elk. He was whooping and hollering when he got the bull. One of the highlights was the carp. It pulled his rod into the lake, and he dove in after it (temperature about 30 degrees), saving the rod. He said he could tough it out (for about 22 seconds). Then we drove to town and changed clothes.
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HAHA! that's funny. 22 seconds.
